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The Padres and Phillies have discussed a potential trade for left-hander Cole Hamels, Philly.com reported Sunday evening. Outfielder Wil Myers — who came to San Diego as part of Friday’s four-team blockbuster — would be the headliner heading back to Philadelphia, according to the report.

San Diego has a plethora of outfielders following its offseason moves, beginning with Matt Kemp, Justin Upton and Myers. Incumbents Seth Smith, Cameron Maybin, Will Venable and Carlos Quentin are the players many outsiders figure to be dealt, although dealing one of the newly-acquired players could make sense. The Padres’ outfield is currently comprised of all right-handed hitters and no true center fielder.

The Boston Globe reported last week the Padres, Cubs, Red Sox, Dodgers and Rangers were interested the 30-year-old Hamels. Hamels has four years and $96 million remaining on his contract, plus a vesting option for 2019 that would bring the total dollars to $110 million.

Korean shortstop Jung-Ho Kang will be posted Monday, according to FoxSports.com

Kang, 27, is a power-hitting shortstop who has spent the last seven seasons playing for the Nexen Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization. He’s coming off a career year in which he hit .354 with 39 home runs, 115 RBIs and a 1.189 OPS in 116 games.

While those numbers are eye-popping, Korea professional baseball is an extremely offensive environment; teams averaged 5.7 runs per game last season, compared to Major League Baseball’s 4.1 mark.

Kang is a career .298/.382/.502 hitter with four seasons of 20-plus homers. He also stole a career-high 21 bases in 2012, but that number dipped to three last season.

Although the shortstop market is thin, many clubs view Kang as a second baseman. CBS Sports reported earlier this week that the Mets, Giants and A’s are interested in the infielder.

The Mets and A’s both need middle-infield help, while the CBS Sports report speculates the Giants could move Joe Panik to third (replacing Pablo Sandoval) and put Kang at second.

The Dodgers are willing to trade All-Star infielder Dee Gordon, according to the New York Post’s Joel Sherman.

The 26-year-old Gordon is coming off a breakout season in which he led the National League in triples (12) and stolen bases (64) while hitting .289 to earn his first All-Star appearance.

His on-base percentage — .326 last season and .314 for his career — could be an issue for the new Dodgers’ regime, however. Sherman notes Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and Co. prefer high on-base guys.

There’s bound to be interest in Gordon, given lack of shortstops in today’s game. Although Gordon played strictly at second last year, he came up as a shortstop and played there from 2011-13.

The Dodgers’ other second base options should they move Gordon include Alex Guerrero and Justin Turner.

Days after inking outfielder/designated hitter Nelson Cruz to a four-year, $58-million deal, Seattle is reportedly showing interest in free-agent outfielder Melky Cabrera, according to The Tacoma News Tribune.

The Mariners needed to get more right-handed this offseason, and did with Cruz — who will slot between the lefty-swinging Robinson Cano and Kyle Seager in their lineup. Cabrera is a switch-hitter, and Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik hinted earlier this week Seattle isn’t looking strictly at right-handed bats for its vacant right field position.

“Not necessarily,” Zduriencik said. “A switch-hitter would be tremendous …Right-handed would be good, but you’re not going to walk away from a good hitter.”

The 30-year-old Cabrera hit .301/.351/.458 with 16 home runs in 139 games for Toronto in 2014 after playing in only 88 games the previous year because of injuries.

Cabrera is thought to be looking for a five-year deal in the range of at least $50 million, a source told the paper.

The Mariners already lost their first-round pick by signing Cruz and also would forfeit their second-round pick should they sign Cabrera or any other free agent who rejected a qualifying offer.

The 39-year-old outfielder has agreed to a one-year, $10.5-million contract with the Twins, tweets Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal.

USA Today’s Bob Nightengale was the first to report the deal.

Hunter played the first 11 years of his career with the Twins, who drafted him in the first round of the 1993 First-Year Player Draft. He won seven Gold Glove Awards and made two All-Star appearances in his first stint with the club.

Hunter left Minnesota in 2008 to sign with the Angels before playing the last two seasons with the Tigers in chase of his first World Series title.

Hunter hit .286 with 17 home runs last season and is a .279/.334/.446 career hitter in 18 Major League seasons.

The A’s and White Sox are believed to be in “serious talks” for right-hander Jeff Samardzija, an American League source told The Chicago Sun-Times on Saturday.

The 29-year-old Samardzija is in the final year of his contract, which is projected to be worth about $9.5 million via arbitration. He has previously said he wants to test the free-agent market after 2015, so a long-term deal with any team looking to acquire him seems slim.

But Samardzija, a Valparaiso, Ind., native who starred in baseball and football at Notre Dame, grew up a White Sox fan and played for the Cubs, might be willing to talk with the South Siders about a new deal.

“He loved the Cubs until the new regime showed up,” the source told The Sun-Times. “So my guess is Jeff would be pleased. It all makes sense. Jeff had no interest in talking extension with the Cubs, you wonder if he might be changing his tune now in order to complete a deal with the Sox.”

The right-hander is a highly sought after commodity after going 7-13 with a 2.99 ERA in 33 starts last season between the Cubs and A’s. He’s also durable — working at least 200 innings each of the past two seasons — and should have less wear and tear on his arm than others his age, considering he began his career as a reliever.

That means the price for Samardzija will be high, even though he’ll likely only be a one-year rental.

The White Sox finished in fourth place in the AL Central in 2014, a year after finishing last. General manager Rick Hahn’s reshaping process has been going more quickly than some expected, bolstered by the offseason signings of first baseman/designated hitter Adam LaRoche and left-handed reliever Zach Duke.

Adding Samardzija to a rotation that already includes the dominant Chris Sale and underrated Jose Quintana would make the Sox — with a core of everyday players such as Jose Abreu, Avisail Garcia, Adam Eaton and Alexei Ramirez — an intriguing sleeper pick in a division that includes the four-time reigning AL Central-champion Tigers and AL-champion Royals.

The A’s appear to be just getting started on their offseason makeover.

The morning after trading All-Star third baseman Josh Donaldson to the Blue Jays for third baseman Brett Lawrie and three prospects, Oakland is again leading the rumor mill.

John Hickey of the Bay Area News Group tweeted Friday night the A’s and Braves are discussing Justin Upton and Evan Gattis, with the thought that right-hander Jeff Samardzija is “the bait.”

Upton and Samardzija each have one year remaining on their contracts and have been rumored to be dealt throughout the Hot Stove season. Samardzija would head the Braves’ rotation in 2015, while Upton and Gattis — who won’t be arbitration eligible until after 2015 — would help the ease the offensive loss of Donaldson.

Gattis, a former catcher who the Braves plan on starting in left, makes more sense in the American League, where he can be used at designated hitter, first base and the outfield.

Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal also reports another trade is brewing for the A’s, but says he expects a left-handed bat such as Brandon Moss, Josh Reddick or John Jaso to be on the move instead of Samardzija.

But that doesn’t mean the Red Sox aren’t still interested in bringing back former ace Jon Lester. Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe tweeted the two sides are “very much engaged.”

The Sox appear to have company.

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports tweeted the Giants, after losing Sandoval, also might jump into a Lester sweepstakes that also includes the Cubs, Braves and Cardinals, among others.

The Red Sox have been aggressive in trade talks with the Phillies regarding left-hander Cole Hamels. USA Today’s Bob Nightingale reports the Red Sox and Phillies have already discussed potential trades for the lefty.

Nightengale tweets the Dodgers, too, have contacted the Phillies about the 30-year-old Hamels, who has four years and $96 million remaining on his contract with the Phillies.

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